Alabama LWV wins lawsuit for voter rights. PLCAA protects gun defects.

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June 11, 2023

SCOTUS Preserves Voting Rights

LWV and SPLC Prevail in Alabama

Gun Safety In United States

Gun Defects Protected By PLCAA

States News

Property Taxes Circuit Breakers

Legislation Trackers for Reproductive Health

Voting Rights Preserved In Alabama

SCOTUS Ensures Fair Representation

"Today the Supreme Court affirmed the rights of Black voters in Alabama to elect the leaders of their choice," said Kathy Jones, president of the LWV of Alabama.

"The Supreme Court's decision recognizes the rights of all Americans to equal representation still stands, but the fight does not end here," said Bradley Heard of Southern Poverty Law Center.

US Supreme Court Decision Preserves Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Ensures Continued Protections for Fair Representation

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld in a lower court ruling that Alabama must create a second majority Black congressional district in compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The court's decision affirms the ruling of a district court panel of three judges, which included two appointees of former President Donald Trump.

U S Democracy in Crisis

Protect Democracy Report on State Legislatures

As of May 3, 2023, there are 185 Bills introduced or under consideration in 38 states that allow state legislatures to usurp control of election results.

Voters should be awake to this persistent threat to democracy. And state legislatures should focus their efforts on bolstering the nonpartisan administration of elections.

The decisions being made in statehouses this year will help determine how the 2024 election is conducted.

Democracy Crisis in the Making - Protect Democracy

In April 2021, the States United Democracy Center and Law Forward published the first edition of A Democracy Crisis in the Making: How State Legislatures Are Politicizing, Criminalizing, and Interfering with Election Administration. That Report identified a burgeoning trend in state legislatures: bills that would increase the risk of election subversion, that the declared outcome of an election does not reflect the true choice of the voters. The trend continues in 2023.

Gun Safety

Gun Defects Cause Lethal Trigger Malfunction

Following the investigation by The Trace and The Washington Post, members of Congress are calling for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to be given the power to oversee firearms.

Family of Slain College Baseball Star Sues SIG Sauer Over Alleged Pistol Defect

SIG Sauer, the New Hampshire-based gunmaker embroiled in controversy surrounding its most popular handgun model, is facing new claims that one of its other weapons has a lethal defect. In a lawsuit filed June 6, the family of Dalton Harrell alleges that the 21-year-old was killed when a SIG Sauer pistol discharged after it was dropped at a golf course in Bainbridge, Georgia, in 2021.

Gun Safety

PLCAA Shields Gun Industry

Gun Sellers who have poor safety practices or training, or are not willing to use basic security measures have broad immunity from legal accountability.

Repeal Gun Industry Immunity | Everytown

An extraordinary law has provided gun manufacturers and sellers who skirt the law with a unique, broad immunity from legal accountability. The PLCAA gives gun industry members a shield from the lawsuits that are most often used in the United States to hold businesses accountable for products or practices that harm people.

Global News

Think Global Health - Gun Safety

Gun Violence in the United States | Think Global Health

Gun violence occurs with exceptional frequency in the United States, but firearms manufactured in the United States also turn up at crime scenes in neighboring countries. Some anti-violence advocates increasingly argue that the country should be held responsible for this harm - and that international law might also be a powerful tool for reforming the U.S laws.

State News

States looking to make property taxes affordable should turn to 'Circuit Breakers' ITEP

State Legislation Tracker: Major developments in sexual and reproductive health Guttmacher

New Colorado energy rules will require solar and electrical hookups in all new buildings ColoradoSun

Lawmakers try to keep kids from social media porn Stateline

For Your Information

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National Eating Disorders Association Disables Chatbot After It Gave Harmful Dieting Advice Huffpost

How to tell whether a government investigation or prosecution is 'weaponized' ProtectDemocracy

How to assess the difference between the rule of law and abuse of power ProtectDemocracy

Rap Club: Promoting Adolescent Mental Health in Schools JohnsHopkins

Podcast on Crimes Against Women: The intersection of domestic violence and mass shootings ConfCrimesAgainstWm

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BWJP announces the award of The Firearms Technical Assistance Program by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women BWJP will oversee training and technical assistance for OVW to address domestic violence-related homicides and injuries committed with firearms. BWJP

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